Table 3 The age- and sex-specific one-year prevalence (%) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of episodes of short- and/or long-duration BNP in 2006

The prevalence of short-duration BNP

Men

13

11

15

16

13

11

8

(12–13)

(9–13)

(13–16)

(14–17)

(12–15)

(9–12)

(7–10)

1,274/10,083

146/1,339

276/1,888

281/1,812

290/2,199

191/1,752

90/1,093

Women

20

19

23

24

21

15

13

(19–21)

(17–21)

(21–24)

(23–26)

(19–22)

(13–17)

(11–15)

2,529/12,765

372/1,979

619/2,828

559/2,305

547/2,658

258/1,742

174/1,353

The prevalence of long-duration BNP

Men

8

5

8

9

10

8

7

(8–9)

(4–6)

(7–9)

(8–11)

(9–11)

(7–9)

(6–9)

830/10,298

66/1,356

147/1,918

172/1,849

221/2,266

141/1,776

83/1,133

Women

13

9

13

16

16

12

11

(13–14 )

(8–10)

(12–14)

(15–18)

(15–17)

(10–13)

(9–12)

1,725/13,146

176/2,001

362/2,803

381/2,380

442/2,753

213/1,790

151/1,419

The prevalence of short- and/or long-duration BNP

Men

16

13

18

19

16

13

11

(15–16)

(12–15)

(16–19)

(17–21)

(15–18)

(12–15)

(9–12)

1,570/10,123

180/1,341

335/1,896

346/1,821

365/2,220

229/1,749

115/1,096

Women

25

22

28

30

27

19

16

(24–25)

(20–24)

(26–30)

(28–31)

(25–29)

(17–21)

(14–18)

3,164/12,878

440/1,981

768/2,745

688/2,328

717/2,704

330/1,760

221/1,360